Senior Manager, U.S. Government Business Development

US Pharmacopeia

Senior Manager driving federal revenue growth for USP Medicine Supply Map. Leading capture lifecycle and building federal relationships in a public health scientific organization.

Posted 6/11/2026full-timeRemote • Maryland • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $138,123 - $173,900 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and execute a multi-year U.S. Government revenue strategy for the USP Medicine Supply Map (MSM), with primary targets across HHS, DoD, the Intelligence Community, and economic-security agencies.
Personally generate and qualify a sustained pipeline of $5M+ in addressable federal opportunities annually, with documented progression through capture, proposal, award, and post-award expansion.
Lead end-to-end capture management: opportunity identification, gate reviews, teaming and prime/sub decisions, pricing strategy, color-team reviews, proposal-writing oversight, and orals coaching.
Navigate federal contracting vehicles relevant to MSM, such as GSA Schedules, OASIS+, CIO-SP4, IDIQs, BAAs, OTAs, SBIR/STTR pathways, sole-source justifications, grants, cooperative agreements, and inter-agency agreements.
Advise USP on the optimal vehicles to pursue.
Build and maintain trusted relationships with federal program managers, contracting officers, GAO and CRS analysts, and prime-contractor BD counterparts (e.g., Booz Allen, Leidos, Deloitte, Peraton, MITRE).
Partner with USP’s Government Affairs team to align MSM positioning with active and emerging legislation and translate policy momentum into specific procurement actions.
Deliver compelling executive briefings, demos, and capability statements; represent USP at industry days, RFI/RFP responses, and government conferences.
Establish and report rigorous BD operating metrics to leadership on a monthly cadence.
Provide structured market intelligence to MSM product team to inform roadmap, packaging, and go-to-market decisions for federal customers.
Maintain disciplined CRM hygiene and serve as the system of record for USG opportunities, contacts, and competitive intelligence.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (MBA, MPP, MPA, MS) strongly preferred.
4-7 years of demonstrated U.S. Government business development success, with record of personally winning $5M+ in cumulative federal contracts.
Pre-existing relationships or knowledge of organizations across at least two of the following clusters: (a) HHS / ASPR / BARDA / FDA / CDC; (b) DoD (DHA, DLA, DTRA, USTRANSCOM, OSD); (c) Intelligence Community (ODNI, NCSC, CIA, DIA); (d) economic-security and trade agencies (Commerce/BIS, Treasury, USTR).
Hands-on capture and proposal experience, including teaming and subcontracting strategies with primes (e.g., Booz Allen, Leidos, Deloitte, Peraton, MITRE) and direct prime work where appropriate.
Proven ability to translate a technical or scientific data product into procurement-ready value propositions for non-technical government buyers.
Knowledge of US Government procurement.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive healthcare options
Company-paid time off
Retirement savings

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Hard Skills & Tools

business developmentcapture managementproposal writingpricing strategymarket intelligenceCRM hygienefederal contractingpipeline generationcontract negotiationdata analysis

Soft Skills

relationship buildingcommunicationleadershipstrategic thinkingcollaborationpresentation skillsadvisory skillsproblem-solvingorganizational skillsexecutive briefing

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeMBAMPPMPAMS